NEARLY ENOUGH. NEW HAMPSHIRE’S COVETED 603 AREA CODE IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE, AT LEAST NOT YET. TODAY, GOVERNOR SUNUNU SAID FEDERAL REGULATORS PROJECT THE STATE WON’T HAVE TO EXPAND UNTIL AT LEAST 2029.

THE PLAN TO PUSH THAT BACK. STEVE. JAMIE, THE BILL THE SENATE COMMITTEE HEARD TODAY WOULD DIRECT THE STATE’S ENERGY DEPARTMENT TO DO EVERYTHING IT CAN DO LEGALLY TO PROMOTE AND ADOPT WHAT THEY’RE ...

The state’s sole area code was created in 1947, and has since become a common marketing tool for businesses CONCORD, N.H. — When lawmakers learned New Hampshire’s singular 603 area code was at risk of ...

New Hampshire loves our 603 area code, even though area codes mean less and less in this cellphone-number-portability world, and for 30 years we’ve been freaking out about reports that we’re going to ...

CONCORD — By the end of 2027, New Hampshire's iconic 603 area code may reach its limit. There are only so many seven-number combinations that can be put after the number 603, the state’s phone area ...

Worried that the growth of telephone numbers means an iconic symbol of New Hampshire might be elbowed aside in a few years, Gov. Chris Sununu is telling the state to “investigate durable strategies … ...

File image An example of the typical desk or table telephone in the 1940s-50s pre-dial era. Users just picked up the receiver and listened for an operator, who asked for the number you were calling ...

CONCORD — Facing a need for another as soon as 2027, state officials are mobilizing to keep 603 as New Hampshire’s only area code while warning of the disruptions a second area code could cause. State ...

“People need to be aware instead of being blind-sided,” said Mark Doyle, director of the New Hampshire Department of Safety Division of Emergency Services and Communications. Otherwise, he said, ...

PORTSMOUTH — To avoid potential confusion with a new suicide hotline number, Granite Staters will have to start using the 603 area code for all their telephone calls. That will change on Oct. 25 in ...